Davindra Krishna and Totaram Rampersad led Orange Field to an eight-wicket win over BSF (Brasso) in the Ramsingh Sports Central Zone T20 final at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain, Couva on Thursday night.
Man-of-the-Match Krishna ensured his captain and brother Navindra hoisted the winner's trophy and collected the gold medals with an aggressive undefeated knock of 77 as Orange Field successfully chased 131 for victory, finishing on 134/2 in just 14.5 overs. Earlier BFL was sent in to bat after a short sharp shower and struggled against the testing Orange Field attack with Rampersad grabbing 3/10 in four overs which won him the best bowling award.
The Brasso side was eventually dismissed for 130 runs with two balls remaining.
The day-night final was witnessed by a large crowd and deemed a great success by Manohar Ramsaran, chairman of the interim committee running the affairs of the Central Zone of the T&T Cricket Board.
He congratulated Orange Field for their historic victory which he said proved that cricket talent exists in every nook and cranny of T&T but can only be brought to the forefront with competitions like the Central Zone Twenty20. Ramsaran also commended Nal Ramsingh, the tournament sponsor for continuing to support the game in central Trinidad with his generous contributions over the years to its development in the communities and villages.
Also present for the final was Azim Bassarath, president of the T&TCB who met the teams before the match and congratulated them for reaching the final through a series of tough qualifying matches.
Bassarath, serving his third consecutive term of office, expressed his appreciation to the Central Zone committee including Ramsaran, Richard Ramkissoon, Rajin Poorai and Fareed Mohammed for organising an excellent tournament.
Scores
At National Cricket Centre: BFL (Brasso) 130 (19.4 Overs) (Winston Forrester 44, Totaram Rampersad 3/10) vs Orange Field 134/2 (14.5 Overs) (Davindra Krishna 77 not out) Orange Field won by eight wickets